Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-22
A ROW AT CHAUTAUQUA.
Litigation Begun That Promises No Good
to the Assembly.

to the Assembly.
JAMESTOWN, n. Y, Aug. 22-The row at
the Chautauqua assembly grounds between
the assembly management and the cottage
owners is assuming enormous proportions
and promises to devOlve into a long and tire
some contest Three arrests were made Sat
urday. Deputy Sheriff Jenner left the city
in the morning supplied with an armful OF
papers which have been served upon Presi-
dent Lewis Miller, of the Chautauqua assem-
bly,, and Policemen Taylor and Benmus, who
arrested A, c, Wade, of this city, and Leroy
G. Dale, on the occasion of the recent trouble
at Chautauqua. The papers in the case con-
sist of a supreme court summons and COM
plant directed against Lewis d. Miller and
Policeman Taylor, accompanied by an order
of arrest, in which bail in the sum of so, 900
is demanded. In the affidavit and complaint
Mr. Wade sets forth that at the time of the
annual meeting of the cottage owners he ap-
peared in lawful capacity, and that Po-
llceman Taylor, by order of President Miller,
illegally arrested him without any reasonable
cause OF justification, and demands Judgment
in the sum of 5000, together with the costs
of action.
Leroy J. Dale, who acted as chairman
of the boiling meeting and was arrested with
Mr. Wade, makes out similar case against
President Miller and Policeman Benmus, de-
manding Judgment for 5000, with costs of
the action.
The order of arrest also called for $50, 900
bail bonds. John E. Wilson and C.. W.
COified swear that they are worth SO, 900
above their debts and liabilities and pledge
al L.
of the action in the event of the failure of
MIR Wade to make out case. 1t is under
stood that Chancellor Vincent has threatened
there would be no programme at Chautauqna
IN lSSS and that the gates would be closed
unless the cottage owners submitted to the
DEGREES OF the management The arrest has
created great excitement.
A Death Universally Mourned-
WASHINGTON CITY, Aug. 22.-Professor
Baird's death is universally mourned by his
brother scientists i'll " ashington, all of whom
speak of him as an accomplished scholar, a
man of great executive ability and worthy
man lost to science and the service of the
government His death leaves vacant the
office of secretary of the Smithsonian institu-
tion-the managing head of the institution
which he had filled since the death of Pro-
fessor Joseph Henry. 1t leaves vacant also
the office of United States fish commissioner
place filed without salary by Professor
Baird ever since it was created by congress,
Professor S. ?. Langley, assistant secretary
of the Smithsonian institution, will undoubt-
eddy be selected by the regents to succeed
Professor Baird
They Made Fun of II Dangerous Man.
WASHINGTON CITY. Aug. 22-Wiliiam
Pearson and George Downey, two young col
ored men, while on their way home about
midnight Saturday night, noticed another
colored man leaning against lamp-post, ap-
parently intoxicated They stopped and
made fun of the inebriate. The drunken
man forthwith knocked Downey down, and
then plunged dirk-knife into Pearson and
ran away The knife remained in Parsons
body. The blade had perforated his liver
and penetrated his heart, and he died in a
few moments. Two hours later his assailant,
James Jackson, wellknown negro tough,
was arrested.